Croplife Ghana

"CropLife Ghana is the association of agrochemical importers and distributors in Ghana. It is currently made up of 16 major agrochemical companies and counting. CropLife Ghana controls about 90% of the fertilizer market as well as about 75% of the crop protection product (CPP) market."

Monday, 12 February 2018

As part of the
stewardship activities of CropLife Ghana, Rainbow Agrosciences Company Ltd, one
of the members of CropLife Ghana, which has enormous potential in the West
African and has used the last three years to build a strong base for the supply
and application of its internationally acclaimed products and technology in
Ghana, has been involved in stewardship activities especially for farmers and
stakeholders in Ghana.

The company has
forged a relationship with farmers and introduced special interventions to
ensure that farmers gain the right benefits of applying the approved and
quality Rainbow agrochemicals.

Rainbow made
huge investments over the last three years, part of the investments went into
building a robust distribution network. With four regional centres across
Ghana, including warehouses, Rainbow has set up distribution depots in Brong
Ahafo, Eastern/Central, Volta, the Northern Sales Territory regions, altogether
with about 300 retail outlets.

In essence, the
distribution is so widespread that farmers can access the company’s approved and quality products
across the country, Mr Ansong explained.

The company has
engaged trained agronomists and extension officers, known as Rainbow Crop
Doctors, who are embedded with key distributors of the company in all their
shops where farmers present their challenges for recommended solutions from the
crop doctors.

The Rainbow Crop
Clinic is where we have trained agricultural extension officers who are with
the key distributors. When the farmers walk in, they can discuss their
challenges with the crop doctors who proffer the best agronomic practices for
them.

Besides the agronomists,
the company also collaborates with extension officers of the Ministry of Food
and Agricultural (MoFA) to organise seminars and field demonstrations for
farmers in the various districts of Ghana. These are all part of efforts to
enable farmers get value for money for using the products efficiently and
effectively without any accidents.

As a
multinational with operations in over 40 countries, Rainbow knows its
obligations to the environment. The company has, therefore, joined hands with CropLife
Ghana, an affiliate of CropLife Africa Middle East to promote stewardship
programs and agricultural technologies such as pesticides and plant
biotechnology in many countries.

Rainbow ensures that
farmers receive enough sensitization to use the pesticides safely so that they
are not harmed. Also, in partnership with CropLife Ghana, all empty pesticide
containers are collected from the field and properly recycled. The company
would soon introduce a packaging material that is capable of safely dissolving
in the soil after a period of time. Products packaged in bags would also have those
soluble bags nature so that they do not remain in the environment for a long period of time.

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